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| Office | 15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
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| Office | Higher Education Secretary of India |
| Office | CEO of National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
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| Term start | 21 November 2024
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| Predecessor | Girish Chandra Murmu
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| Predecessor | Amit Khare |
| Successor | Vineet Joshi
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| Born | 1964-12-20 (age 62) |
| Born | Andhra Pradesh, India
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| Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur[1] |
| Occupation | retired IAS officer
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Kondru Sanjay Murthy[2] (born 24 December 1964[3]) is a retired 1989 batch IAS officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre and is currently serving as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India since November 2024.[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Kondru Sanjay Murthy was born on 24 December 1964 in Andhra Pradesh in India. He is the son of former Amalapuram MP and retired IAS officer KSR Murthy.[7] Murthy has completed his education in mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur.[1]
Civil Service career
Murthy is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of 1989 batch from Himachal Pradesh cadre.
In his state cadre in the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Murthy served in various capacities in the state for 13 years before going on a Central deputation between 2002-2007 during this period he held secretarial positions in Ministry of Environment and Forest and in Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. He was also associated with National Institute for Smart Government in Hyderabad assisting various state governments. After returning he served in important roles in Departments of Primary, Higher and Technical education of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and also as the managing director of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation.[2]
He also served as the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Urban Development of Himachal Pradesh State Government for a period of one year.[8]
In Central Government he had served in as the Secretary of Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education from October 2021 to November 2024 where his tenure saw the implementation of National Education Policy 2020.[9]
Before that he served as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and as the Joint Secretary in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
He has also served as the chief executive officer of National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.[10]
On 21 November 2024, Murthy was appointed as the 15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India succeeding Girish Chandra Murmu.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IIT KGPian Kota Sanjay Murthy Takes Charge as India's New CAG. IIT KGP Alumni foundation India(20 November 2025). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 who is K Sanjay Murthy the first Telgu bureaucrat CAG of India. IB Times(21 November 2025). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ IAS K Sanjay Murthy Biography. The Secretariat. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ K Sanjay Murthy assumes charge as new Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Indian Express(21 November 2024).
- ↑ K. Sanjay Murthy Appointed as Next Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The Wire(19 November 2024). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ PRESS COMMUNIQUE. Press Information Bureau(21 November 2024). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ K Sanjay Murthy appointed as India's first IAS CAG from Konaseema. Times of India(19 November 2024). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ K Sanjay Murthy, 1989 batch IAS officer, the new CAG. CNBC TV 18(21 November 2024). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ Higher Education Secy says implementation of NEP focuses on curriculum, competent faculty and leverage technology. Yugnarg(9 July 2022). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ K Sanjay Murthy takes over as CAG. The Economic Times(21 November 2024). Retrieved 7 November 2025.